In the seventeenth century, the English Parliament passed the Navigation Acts. The acts were originally aimed at excluding the Dutch from the profits made by English deal. The Navigation Acts were basically a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between the England and its colonies, which started in 1651. VideoNavigation Acts
They decreed that all commerce with the colonies had to be carried on in English-built ships (a blow at Dutch competitors), and that certain “enumerated articles,” including sugar, tobacco, and indigo, could be exported only to England.
The rise of Duth carrying trade, which ultimately kept the English from shipping from the seas.
The Navigation Acts was passed to keep any goods from being transported to England.
In the seventeenth century, the English Parliament passed the Navigation Acts. The acts were originally aimed at excluding the Dutch from the profits made by English deal. The Navigation Acts were basically a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between the England and its colonies, which started in 1651.
Video Navigation Acts
They decreed that all commerce with the colonies had to be carried on in English-built ships (a blow at Dutch competitors), and that certain “enumerated articles,” including sugar, tobacco, and indigo, could be exported only to England.